Cops: Former Niles North director of security sold school equipment on eBay

September 10, 2013|By Brian L. Cox | Special to the Tribune

James DiJohn has been charged with felony theft. (Skokie Police Dept. photo)

The former director of security at Niles North High School in Skokie stole portable radios, earpieces, chargers and radio accessories from School District 219 and sold them online, authorities alleged today.

James DiJohn, 56 , of the 6100 block of North Keystone Avenue in Chicago, was charged Monday with one count of felony theft between $500 and $10,000 and additional charges are pending, Skokie police said.

Over a period of time, DiJohn allegedly acquired numerous pieces of electronic equipment from School District 219, authorities said. He sold some of the equipment via his personal eBay account, authorities said.

DiJohn was arrested at 3 p.m. Friday in the 6300 block of North Cicero Avenue in Chicago, according to a daily crime bulletin posted on the Skokie Police Department's web page.

District 219 officials have said he resigned his position on Sunday. He began working for the high school’s security department in August of 2000, officials said.

DiJohn is scheduled for a Sept. 17 preliminary hearing at the Skokie courthouse and is free on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond, authorities said. He could not be reached for comment.